MOUNT FORAKER TOWERING OVER THE WALLS OF THE GREAT GORGE-ALASKA RANGE

IN THE COURSE OF OUR FLIGHT OVER AND AROUND MOUNT MCKINLEY AND THE SURROUNDING PEAKS, WE TRAVELED DOWN TO THE RUTH AMPITHEATER AREA. THIS AERIAL IMAGE OF MOUNT FORAKER (17,400'), TOWERING OVER THE RAMPARTS OF THE GREAT GORGE, WAS TAKEN IN JULY, 2007.

"CLIMB THE MOUNTAINS AND GET THEIR GOOD TIDINGS; NATURE'S PEACE WILL FLOW INTO YOU AS SUNSHINE FLOWS INTO TREES.THE WINDS WILL BLOW THEIR OWN FREAHNESS INTO YOU, AND THE STORMS THEIR ENERGY, WHILE CARES WILL DROP OFF LIKE AUTUMN LEAVES."
--John Muir